The capacity for our fellow men to be blind to the obvious never
ceases to amaze. Tonight we hear on the news that " Latest reports show
patients who have surgery on a Friday are more likely to die or suffer
complications. " And people are surprised by this.
Nobody who has
ever been to one of our hospitals will be. Consultants clock off at 5pm,
and don't work weekends. That's a fact in most of our hospitals. It was
certainly true where I live. Turn up at a Bank Holiday or find yourself
bed-bound over Christmas and you can expect to wait days to see the guy
in charge. My lad had to take strong steroids for three unnecessary
extra days because no one could give the order to stop.
Not all
hospitals are the same. Some, like St Marks in London, are centres of
excellence where the skill and compassion exceeds anything you will fine
anywhere. We have cause to be very grateful to the dedicated staff
there.
We were lucky. Plenty are not and that does not surprise me one bit.
PS
If you like what I write please buy Devil Deal by Liz Freeman, £1.53 on
Amazon UK, $2.99 on Amazon.com. It's a thriller that rockets along but
more than that, half the proceeds will go to Crohn's and Colitis UK.
Many thanks.
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